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Here in the Northern Hemisphere Summer is just beginning to hint that it may end someday. It’s not that the days are less hot and uncomfortable, it is that the day ends a minute or so sooner. It is difficult to be outside and active. Things have slowed to a listless pace. My small American… Continue reading Horse Latitudes
To all my fellow watch lover's reading this, I'm sure you can relate to those countless times you've caught a glimpse of yourself in the mirror and thought "Damn... I don't know what it is... but I am looking smoking HOT today." and then end up late for that work meeting because you're just so… Continue reading What makes watch people just so damn sexy?
I finished brushing my teeth and walked back into the bedroom. I was wearing nothing but my watch. “So, is it too small?” I said as I reached the doorway. “I mean, I know…” The words trailed off. She made an involuntary sound that was halfway between a sign and a moan. “This again? We… Continue reading It’s how you use it…
Watch collecting being an illness or an addiction is often spoken about with a very jovial attitude in our community. To a degree I think it's a good thing that we can be light-hearted about the absurdity of obsessing over these trinkets, but it doesn't help those who may genuinely be struggling with the hobby.… Continue reading When watch collecting is a problem.
One night, on my own at home and two glasses into a bottle of wine, I decided to go rogue and do an eBay search for 'fashion watches'.I kinda felt like I should be doing it in an incognito tab. Whenever you hear anyone saying "Don't be so judgy! Fashion watches are great!" they are… Continue reading Confessions of a fashion watch enthusiast: 5 beautiful (and affordable) fashion watches that I actually want to wear
Greg: I had a weekend of travel. I will be groggy for days. Here is my topic: What is the information that you want to see on a dial and what do you not want to see? A corollary is how much is too much? So, the starting point, for better or worse, for most… Continue reading Round Table No. 4: Unscripted discussion about scripts
You see this picture of Breguet? That's him raising an eyebrow at modern day watch enthusiasts. Even if you don't quite know all of his exploits you will surely have heard of the name Abraham-Louis Breguet. Born in Switzerland in 1747, the guy was an absolute powerhouse of watch invention and design.... and he 100%… Continue reading The greatest Watchmaker in history would think we were idiots (and he would have worn a smart watch).
For this week's round table we discuss our more painful experiences in the watch game so far, with the question: 'What are your biggest watch regrets?' Chris: Regrets… I have a few (and there is a link there, but more in that later). I rarely dwell, but the fact I didn’t pull the trigger on… Continue reading Round table discussion #3: Watch regrets
Little is spoken in the watch community about the stories behind fashion watches. We often talk about Seiko, Cartier and Rolex heritage, but there are rich and interesting stories behind the Gucci's, Luis Vuitton's and other fashion brands that are never shared. As I've been learning more about the heritage behind these watch making fashion… Continue reading Fashion watch stories: ‘Buy less, choose well, make it last’…Why Vivienne Westwood is just what the fashion watch world needs.
This series of articles has been triggered by recent discussions about the world of fake watches. Ever since I got into watches and first started exploring videos on YouTube I got the message that 'Fake watches are bad'. In my head, it immediately made sense that fake watches can't be great, because you are stealing… Continue reading Are Chinese watches bad?: Part 1 – Discussing the Chinese watch industry
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